Workers wait outside shoe factory gates. TrustLaw/Amy Lieberman
28 Dec 2011
Source: trustlaw
By Amy Lieberman
TrustLaw- The Cambodian garment industry, which suffered during the 2008 global economic and financial crisis, grew 26 percent in 2010 and productivity reached pre-crisis levels, according to the International Labor Organization.
- Cambodia's garment workers receive one of the lowest wages in the region – now a minimum of USD $61 a month – when compared to rising wages of Chinese, Vietnamese and Bangladeshi garment factory workers, according to USAID.
- The roughly $2 daily wage, double what one-third of Cambodians take in each day, has become the source of near weekly protests, factory shutdowns and frequent negotiations in Phnom Penh over the past several years.
28 Dec 2011
Source: trustlaw
By Amy Lieberman
TrustLaw- The Cambodian garment industry, which suffered during the 2008 global economic and financial crisis, grew 26 percent in 2010 and productivity reached pre-crisis levels, according to the International Labor Organization.
- Cambodia's garment workers receive one of the lowest wages in the region – now a minimum of USD $61 a month – when compared to rising wages of Chinese, Vietnamese and Bangladeshi garment factory workers, according to USAID.
- The roughly $2 daily wage, double what one-third of Cambodians take in each day, has become the source of near weekly protests, factory shutdowns and frequent negotiations in Phnom Penh over the past several years.
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